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> nor do they provide the brain an interpretation of what they perceive > What it gets from the body is raw physical measurements No, sensory organs like eyes
by throwaway7356 3mo ago
> nor do they provide the brain an interpretation of what they perceive
> What it gets from the body is raw physical measurements
No, sensory organs like eyes do a lot of processing ("interpreation"). They certainly don't send "raw physical measurements" to the brain.
- supern0va 3mo agoAnd even then, it's just sampling. Much of what we "see" is a prediction, and there are plenty of optical illusions out there premised on that (plus VR techniques like foveated rendering that take advantage).